Scientific name
Miscogasteriella Girault, 1915
Taxonomic position
Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Pteromalidae
Diagnosis
Fore wing with long marginal and post marginal vein as compared to short stigma vein. Clypeus anterior margin weakly emarginated with blunt lateral teeth; clypeal region smooth. Scutellum with distinct frenal area. Propodeum with longitudinal carinae along with cross carinae giving impression of coarse rugosity, no distinct median carina.
Biology / Hosts
Associated with forests.
References
- Girault, A.A. 1915. Australian Hymenoptera Chalcidoidea - VIII. The family Miscogasteridae with descriptions of new genera and species. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 4:196.
- Sureshan, P.M. 2003. Pteromalinae (Pteromalidae: Chalcidoidea: Hymenoptera) of Indian subcontinent. Records of the Zoological Survey of India, Occasional Paper 205: iii+170pp.
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